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• 'Rat run' may be closed

  A NEWLY opened footpath that connects two housing estates could be closed, after it became a haven for yobs and criminals. read more

• Put aside feelings for victim's family, jury told

  A JURY was told to put aside feelings for a car crash victim's family when reaching a verdict on a man accused of causing his death. read more

• Top Ten To Rent

  UK DVD/VIDEO RENTAL : 1 (1) Harry Potter And The Prisoner read more

• Lights, children, Santa

  HUNDREDS of children will light up city streets as part of a Christmas festival. read more

• Inquest told of PCs' visit before crash

  A MOTHER, whose son died in a crash, is demanding to know why police did not stop him from driving. read more

• Time running out for Caribbean-based district councillor

  TIME is running out for a Wear Valley councillor serving his constituents from the Caribbean if he wants to keep his seat. read more

• Kung Fu expert opens roadshow

  A KUNG Fu expert who represents Great Britain is helping to launch an event to help young people in the North-East succeed in business. read more

• Footballers join smoking ban

  TWO former North-East footballers joined local sports personalities to send out a no smoking message to users of four leisure centres. read more

• McClaren faces ban from his FA bosses

  MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren faces a touchline ban after being charged with improper conduct by the Football Association. read more

• Craft at Christmas

  A FREE Christmas craft weekend is being held at a museum in the region. read more

• Correction - Middlehaven development

  The Northern Echo has been asked by developers Terrace Hill to point out that there is more than 170,000 square feet of office accommodation being built in the first phase of Middlesbrough's Middlehaven development, as opposed to the 80,000sq ft reported on page nine of Business Echo on Tuesday. read more

• Former factory up for change

  A BUILDING where generations of Wear Valley residents spent their working life is making way for a twenty-first century industrial development. read more

• Ambrose ready to step out of Solano's shadow

  NEWCASTLE midfielder Darren Ambrose is ready to plug a ten-month gap by becoming the long-term replacement for Nolberto Solano. read more

• Foreign buyouts lift Sage profits

  SOFTWARE group Sage said it was reaping the benefits of overseas acquisitions as it announced a 20 per cent rise in yearly profits to £181m. read more

• MP calls for action to tackle bovine TB

  A NORTH-East MP has called for more Government action to stop the spread of bovine TB into the region. read more

• Bypass fight is over

  A COMMUNITY'S 50-year wait for a bypass has ended after a government inspector approved a £5m new route. read more

• Elderly patient's plea for night nursing provision

  THE family of a terminally ill cancer patient has said she has been let down by the health service by its failure to provide her with night care. read more

• The healing sound of music

  Angie Harrison played viola with the Hall Orchestra for 16 years, but she gave up the world of the stage to work as a music therapist in North Yorkshire. Women's Editor Lindsay Jennings reports. read more

• Busy week for N-E newcomer to films

  A RISING North-East actress attended two film premieres in less than 24 hours this week. read more

• Now is a good time to be a new driver

  A DRIVING recruitment specialist last night warned that newly-introduced legislation could delay the delivery of goods over Christmas. read more

On this day: The North East Archive